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After (2006) Daniel Caltagirone, Flora Montgomery, Nicholas Aaron. Urban explorers (gamers who investigate non-public areas of cities) get more than they bargained for beneath the streets of Moscow. (First Look Home Entertainment).

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Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) Dir.: Francis Ford Coppola; Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Keanu Reeves, Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes, Bill Campbell, Sadie Frost, Tom Waits, Monica Bellucci. Two-disc set. Extras: Francis Ford Coppola video intro, commentary by Coppola, "The Blood is the Life -- The Making of Dracula," "The Costumes Are the Sets -- The Design of Eiko Ishioka," "In-Camera -- The Naive Visual Effects of Dracula," "Method and Madness -- Visualizing Dracula," deleted scenes. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).
Christmas Television Favorites Presented in collectible packaging reminiscent of a classic book with foil accents, the four-disc set showcases eight legendary animated holiday specials: "How the Grinch Stole Christmas! Deluxe Edition," Horton Hears a Who!" "The Year Without a Santa Claus Deluxe Edition," "Rudolph's Shiny New Year," "Nestor the Long-eared Christmas Donkey," "Frosty's Winter Wonderland," "'Twas the Night Before Christmas" and "Rudolph and Frosty's Christmas in July." (Warner).
Civic Duty (2006) Peter Krause, Kari Matchett, Richard Schiff, Khaled Abol Naga. The war on terror strikes close to home in this psychological thriller about an average U.S. citizen who takes matters into his own hands when he becomes convinced that his Middle Eastern grad student neighbor is at the center of a terrorist conspiracy. (Fox).
Criminal Minds: The Second Season Six-disc set with 23 episodes, $64.99. Extras: Featurettes: "Profilers, Profiled," "The Physical Evidence," "Behavioral Science: Real-Life Criminal Minds," "Meet Kirsten Vangsness"; gag reel, deleted scenes. (Paramount).
Day Night Day Night (2007) Chronicles a young girl's journey over two days and nights to carry out a suicide terrorist mission in Times Square. (Genius Products).
Entourage: Season Three, Part 2 Two-disc set with eight episodes, $39.98. Extras: "Anatomy of Entourage" behind-the-scenes look at the third season's finale, Museum of Television and Radio panel discussion with the cast, commentaries by actors Jerry Ferrara, Kevin Dillon and Kevin Connolly, and producer Doug Ellin. (HBO Video).
Everybody Hates Chris: The Second Season Six-disc set with 22 episodes, $72.99. (Paramount)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) Ioan Gruffudd, Jessica Alba, Chris Evans, Michael Chiklis, Julian McMahon, Kerry Washington, Andre Braugher, Gonzalo Menendez, Laurence Fishburne. In single-disc and two-disc set. Extras: Single disc: Commentary by director Tim Story; commentary by producer Avi Arad, writer Don Payne and film editors Peter S. Elliot and William Hoy. Two-disc set adds extended/deleted scenes, "Family Bonds: The Making of the Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer," "Sentinel of the Spaceways: Comic Book Origins of the Silver Surfer," "The FantasticCar: State of the Art" featurette, "The Power Cosmic" special effects featurette, character design featurette, scoring featurette, interactive FantasticCar featurette, still galleries. Available on Blue-ray Disc. (Fox).
Felix the Cat Golden Anniversary Edition Original 1958-59 season, restored and remastered. Two-disc set with 31 episodes; $39.93. (Classic Media/Genius Entertainment).
A Flintstones Christmas Carol (2007) Stone-age version of the magical holiday classic; $14.98. (Warner).
1408 (2007) John Cusack, Samuel L. Jackson, Mary McCormack, Tony Shalhoub, Jasmine Jessica Anthony, Len Cariou. Available as a single-disc edition and a two-disc collector's edition. Extras: Single disc: "John Cusack on 1408," "Inside Room 1408." Two-disc set adds deleted scenes, commentary by director Mikael Hafstrom and writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, "The Secrets of 1408" behind-the-scenes featurette. (The Weinstein Co./Genius Products).
Funny Face 50th Anniversary Edition (1957) Dir.: Stanley Donen; Audrey Hepburn, Fred Astaire, Kay Thompsom, Michel Auclair, Robert Flemyng, Suzy Parker. Extras: Featurettes; "The Designer and His Muse," "Parisian Dreams," "Paramount in the '50s"; photo gallery. (Paramount).
How I Met Your Mother Season Two Three-disc set with 22 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Commentary by cast and crew on select episodes, "How We Make Your Mother" featurette, gag reel. (Fox).
I Love New York: The Complete Unrated First Season Three-disc set with 10 episodes of the VH1 series, $39.99. (Paramount).
The Inspector Lynley Mysteries 5 Four episodes featuring the popular British detective duo; $39.95. (WGBH Boston Video).
Jericho: The First Season Six-disc set with 22 episodes, $54.99. Extras: Commentary, "Building Jericho" featurette, "What If?" featurette, deleted scenes. (Paramount).
Jindabyne (2007) Laura Linney, Gabriel Byrne, Deborra-Lee Furness, John Howard, Leah Purcell. Extras: Deleted scenes, "Jindabyne -- The Process" making-of featurette. (Sony).
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973) Voices of Philip Ahn, Richard Crenna, James Franciscus, Kelly Harmon, Hal Holbrook, David Ladd, Dorothy McGuire, Juliet Mills. (Paramount).
The Jungle Book Platinum Edition (1967) Voices of Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, George Sanders, Sterling Holloway, J. Pat O'Malley. 40th anniversary edition, two-disc set. First time in original aspect ratio; restored original theatrical soundtrack; all-new restoration with enhanced picture and sound. Extras: "The Lost Character: Rocky the Rhino," "The Bare Necessities: The Making of The Jungle Book," "Disney's Kipling: Walt's Magic Touch on a Literary Classic," "The Lure of the Jungle Book," "Mowgli's Return to the Jungle," "Baloo's Virtual Swingin' Jungle Cruise" game, still frame art gallery. (Disney).
The Magnificent Voyage of Christopher Columbus Documentary examines the explorer's groundbreaking discovery and the struggles he faced along the way, $19.95. (WGBH Boston Video).
Metalocalypse: Season One Two-disc set with 20 episodes of the Adult Swim series about demented, devil-worshiping rock stars without a clue. Extras: Commentaries, deleted scenes, more. (Warner).
Misery Collector's Edition (1990) Dir.: Rob Reiner; James Caan, Kathy Bates, Lauren Bacall, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen. Extras: Commentary by director Rob Reiner, commentary by screenwriter William Goldman, "Misery Loves Company" featurette, "Marc Shaiman's Music Misery Tour" featurette, "Diagnosing Annie Wilkes" featurette, "Advice for the Stalked" featurette, "Profile of a Stalker" featurette, "Celebrity Stalkers" featurette, "Anti-Stalking Laws" featurette. (MGM).
The Other Side (2006) Nathan Mobley, Jaimie Alexander, Cory Rouse, Poncho Hodges. Supernatural thriller about a college student murdered during school break who is banished to Hell, a dank underworld known as "the Pit." Determined to figure out who killed him and why, he makes a daring escape back to the world of the living, one step ahead of Hell's own bounty hunters, known as "The Reapers." (Allumination FilmWorks).
The Paul Lynde Halloween Special October 29, 1976 TV special featuring Lynde and Margaret ("The Wizard of Oz's" wicked witch) Hamilton, Tim Conway, Billy Barty, KISS, others; $14.99. Extras: Extensive photo scrapbook containing images from "Hollywood Squares," Lynde family photos, 30-question interactive trivia game based on questions asked of Lynde on "Hollywood Squares," extensive Lynde quotes, audio interview with "Hollywood Squares" host Peter Marshall, liner notes. (S'More Entertainment).
Plasterhead (2006) Kathryn Merry, Josh Macuga, Ernest Dancy, Raine Brown, Gerard AdimandoA throwback to the more visceral, serious horror films of the late 70's and early 80's. A farmhouse is haunted by the visage of a young man brutally beaten and left for dead 15 years ago. (Arts Alliance America).
Pumpkinhead 4: Blood Feud (2007) Lance Henriksen, Amy Manso, Bradley Taylor. Fourth installment in the franchise. (Sony).
The Ramones: It's Alive 1974-1996 Two-disc set captures the essence of the Ramones' legendary racket with more than four hours of rare and unreleased performances. $19.99. (Rhino).
Red Without Blue (2007) Documentary. An honest portrayal of a family in turmoil, the film follows a pair of identical twins as one transitions from male to female. Captured over a period of three years, the film documents the twins and their parents, examining the family's struggle to redefine itself. (Cinema Libre Studio).
The Sarah Silverman Program: Season One Single disc with six episodes of the Comedy Central series. Extras: Musical performances, karaoke sing-a-long, cast commentary. (Paramount).
The Secret World of Alex Mack: The Complete First Season Nick series features Jessica Alba in her TV acting debut Two-disc set with 12 episodes, $22.95. (Genius Entertainment).
Shark Season One Six-disc set with 22 episodes, $59.98. Extras: The pilot directed by Spike Lee, "Creating Shark" behind-the-scenes featurette, commentary on select episodes, gag reel, deleted scenes. (Fox).
Species Collector's Edition (1995) Dir.: Roger Donaldson; Ben Kingsley, Michael Madsen, Alfred Molina, Forest Whitaker, Marg Helgenberger, Natasha Henstridge, Michelle Williams. Two-disc set. Extras: Commentary by Natasha Henstridge, Michael Madsen and director Roger Donaldson; commentary by Donaldson, producer Frank Mancuso Jr., visual effects supervisor Richard Edlund and creature/special make-up effects creator Steve Johnson; "Engineering Life" featurette; "H.R. Giger at Work: Designing Species" featurette; "The Making of Species" featurette; "The Origin" featurette; "The Concept" festurette; "The Discovery" featurette; "Designing a Hybrid" featurette; alternate ending; "Project Sil" image files and photo gallery, (MGM).
Species IV: The Awakening (2007) Helena Mattsson, Ben Cross. Latest installment in the "Species" franchise. (MGM).
Star Trek: The Next Generation Complete Series Forty-nine disc collector's box set includes all 176 episodes, all-new special features, exclusive poster and special collector's packaging; $440.00. (Paramount).
Street Thief (2006) It takes a thief to film a thief. In 2005, two documentary filmmakers embarked on a journey to peer into the daily lives of ordinary career criminals. What they didn't expect was to end up spending a year in the life of Kaspar Carr, a reclusive man, whose skills have made him one of Chicago's most prolific and elusive burglars. $24.95. (A&E Indie Films).
Sun Dogs (2006) Documentary. From the sun-kissed beaches and tropical paradise of Jamaica comes a story of second chances. Rescued from the mean streets and animal shelters of Kingston, 12 stray dogs are trained to be the stars of Jamaica's first dog sled racing team. Extras: "Jimmy Buffett and the Jamaica Dog Sled Team," "How to Teach Your Dog to Pull in Harness," "The Jamaica Dogsled Team Taking on the World," "The Work of the JSPCA," "Dog-ography: Meet the Mutts." (Palm Pictures).
Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale (2007) Christmas animated feature has Jerry the mouse entering a magical world in an opera house only to have his fun stolen by Tom and his cat friends; $19.98. (Warner).
Torn Apart (1990 -- Israel) Adrian Pasdar, Cecilia Peck. Star-crossed lovers in war-torn Middle East. (City Lights Entertainment).
The War Six-disc set with all seven episodes of the amazing Ken Burns PBS series on World War II; $129.99. The seven-part film, directed and produced by Burns and Lynn Novick, explores the history and horror of the Second World War from an American perspective, through the personal accounts of men and women from four quintessentially American towns: Waterbury, Conn., Mobile, Ala., Sacramento, Calif., and Luverne, Minn. These geographically distributed locations stand in for - and could represent - any town in the states that went through the war's four devastating years. The 15-hours explore the most intimate human dimensions of the carnage and paints a vivid picture of how the war touched the lives of every family on every street in every town in America. Extras: "Making The War" featurette, commentary, deleted scenes, additional interviews, biographies, photo gallery, educational resources. (Paramount).
The Year Without a Santa Claus Deluxe Edition (1974 -- TV) Voices of Shirley Booth, Mickey Rooney, Dick Shawn. Remastered. Extras: "We Are Santa's Elves" documentary focusing on the legacy of Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass of Rankin/Bass Productions, the company known for creating several, memorable seasonal television specials; "School of Stop Motion" featurette. (Warner).

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October 9

Agatha Christie's Marple, Series 3 (2005-6) Four-disc set with four feature-length mysteries starring Geraldine McEwan as Agatha Christie's famous sleuth. Extras: Photo gallery, Christie bio, filmographies. (Acorn Media).
Alfred Hitchcock Presents: Season 3 Five-disc set with episodes, $39.98. (Universal).
Ben 10: Season 2 Two-disc set with 13 episodes of the Cartoon Network's alien-fighting 10-year-old, $19.98. Extras: "How to Draw Heatblast," "Alien Breakdown," commentary on "Ghost Freakout" episode, deleted scenes. (Warner).
Black Sheep (2006) Nathan Meister, Peter Feeney. An experiment in genetic engineering turns harmless sheep into blood-thirsty killers that terrorize a sprawling New Zealand farm. Extras: Deleted scenes, blooper reel, featurette, commentary. (Dimension Extreme).
Bruce Springsteen Under Review: 1978-1982: Tales of the Working Man Feature-length music documentary, $19.95. (MVD Entertainment).
The Captain & Tennille Specials Three rare television specials featuring performances by Ella Fitzgerald, B.B. King, Fats Domino, Glen Campbell, Kenny Rogers and many more: "Captain & Tennille in New Orleans" (originally broadcast on April 3, 1978), "Captain & Tennille in Hawaii" (originally broadcast on May 5, 1978) and "Captain & Tennille Songbook" (originally broadcast on March 26, 1979); $49.99 the set or $19.99 each. Extras: Commentary by Toni Tennille and Daryl Dragon, photo gallery and original network promos. (Retroactive Entertainment)
Creature Comforts America Two-disc set with all seven episodes of the Aardman Animations ("Wallace and Gromit") clay-animated series that features interviews with everyday Americans from across the county placed in the mouths of odd and interesting animals; $29.95. Extras: Bonus interviews with favorite creatures, deleted scenes, on-air promos, "Creature Comforts" character comps. (Sony).
CSI: NY: The Third Season Six-disc set with 24 episodes, $72.99. Extras: Featurettes, commentary, more. (Paramount).
Dead Letter Office (1998) Miranda Otto, George DelHoyo. Alice's girlhood fantasies of finding her father are twisted into a bundle of letters, returned unopened from the postal service's Dead Letter Office. Hoping to learn anything that will locate her dad, Alice takes a job at the Dead Letter Office, supervised by Frank, a gloomy man from Chile hiding from his past. Their paths have crossed for a reason. (BFS Entertainment).
Evan Almighty (2007) Dir.: Tom Shadyac; Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, Johnny Simmons, Graham Phillips, Jimmy Bennett, John Goodman, Wanda Sykes, John Michael Higgins, Jonah Hill, Molly Shannon, Harve Presnell. Extras: Deleted scenes, outtakes, "Animals on Set Two by Two," "Animal Roundup" game, "Steve Carell Unscripted," "The Ark-itects of Noah's Ark" featurette, more. Also available on HD DVD. (Universal).
Everybody Hates Chris: The Second Season Four-disc set with 22 episodes, $42.99. Extras: Eight featurettes, gag reel. (Paramount).
Every Woman Knows a Secret (1999) Paul Bettany, Siobhan Redmond. Charged with drunk driving in a fiery, fatal car crash, Rob is blamed for the death of Jess's son. Battling the family's hostility, Rob reaches out to Jess for comfort and their shared grief draws them together in a powerful surge of passion. (BFS Entertainment).
Family Ties: The Second Season (1983-84) Four-disc set with 23 episodes, $42.99. Extras: Bonus episodes, making-of documentary, featurettes. (Paramount).
The Film Crew: Giant Of Marathon (2007) Fourth direct-to-DVD cult film skewered with hilarious commentary by the former stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000: 1959's "The Giant of Marathon" starring Steve Reeves. (Shout! Factory).
Girlfriends: The Second Season Three-disc set with 22 episodes, $39.99. Extras: Three featurettes. (Paramount).
Hallowed Ground (2005) Jaimie Alexander, Brian McNamara, Hudson Leick. Horror thriller about a young woman stranded in the small town of Hope who discovers that she's part of a 100-year-old rebirth prophecy by the town's founder, who built Hope on hallowed ground and sacrificed sinners to stave off Satan's evil. (Genius Products).
Hangover Square (1945) Laird Cregar, Linda Darnell, George Sanders. Extras: Commentary by film historian/screenwriter Steve Haberman and co-star Faye Marlowe, commentary by Richard Schickel, "The Tragic Mask: The Larid Cregar Story," "Hangover Square" vintage radio show performed by Vincent Price, restoration comparison. (Fox).
Hannah Montana: Life's What You Make of It Compilation of episodes from the Disney Channel series. (Buena Vista).
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003 -- TV) Peter O'Toole, Robert Carlyle, Liev Schrieber, Stockard Channing, Julianna Margulies, Jena Malone, Matthew Modine, Peter Stormare. CBS, two-disc set, $29.98. (Koch Vision).
Jericho of Scotland Yard -- The Complete Set Four-disc collector's edition with all four of the popular Jericho crime mysteries: "A Pair of Ragged Claws," "The Killing of Johnny Swan," "To Murder and Create" and "The Hollow Men." Amidst the social upheaval of post-war 1950s London, Inspector Michael Jericho (Robert Lindsa) unravels headline-grabbing mysteries at Scotland Yard; $49.95. (WGBH Boston Video).
Johnny Kapahala: Back on Board (2007 - TV) Brandon Baker, Jake T. Austin, Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa, Robyn Lively, Mary Page Keller. Sequel to Disney's "Johnny Tsunami." (Buena Vista).
The Lair: The Complete First Season Two-disc set with six episodes from the Gay vampire series, $29.95.Extras: Backlot featurette, bloopers, racy photo gallery. (Genius Products, Liberation Entertainment, here!).
Little Women (1978) Meredith Baxter, Susan Dey, Eve Plumb, Greer Garson, William Shatner; two-part NBC miniseries, $29.98. (Koch Vision).
The Lodger (1944) Laird Cregar, George Sanders, Merle Oberon, Cedric Hardwicke. Extras: Commentary by film historians Alain Silver and James Ursini, "Man in the Fog: The Making of The Lodger," "The Lodger" vintage radio show performed by Vincent Price, restoration comparison. (Fox).
Mala Noche (1985) Gus Van Sant's debut feature. New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by Van Sant. Extras: New interview with Van Sant; "Walt Curtis, the Peckerneck Poet": a documentary about the author of the book "Mala Noche," directed by animator and friend Bill Plympton; storyboard gallery; original trailer edited by Van Sant; new essay by film critic Dennis Lim. (The Criterion Collection).
Man Push Cart (2007) Ahmad Razvi, Leticia Dolera, Charles Daniel Sandoval, Ali Reza. Poignant story about a former Pakistani rock star who ekes out a living in Midtown Manhattan selling coffee and donuts from a push cart. (Koch Lorber).
Meerkat Manor Two-disc set with 13 episodes of the docu series that used state-of-the-art camera technology above and below ground to track the lives of a group of South African meerkats, $24.95. (Genius Products).
Murder She Wrote: Season 7 Five-disc set with 22 episodes, $49.98. (Universal).
Nick Drake Under Review Feature-length music documentary, $19.95. (MVD Entertainment).
Protecting the King (2007) Matt Barr, Peter Dobson, Tom Sizemore. Autobiographical look back at the turbulent last years of Elvis Presley’s life as seen through the eyes of his stepbrother and bodyguard, David Stanley, who wrote and directed the film. (Echo Bridge Home Entertainment).
The Reef (aka Shark Bait) (2006) Voices of Freddie Prinze Jr.,Rob Schneider, Evan Rachel Wood, Donal Logue, Andy Dick, Fran Drescher, John Rhys-Davies, R. Lee Ermey. A young guppy forced with his family to move to a glossy Reef under the sea must rid the Reef of a bullying shark. Extras: Commentary by director Howard E. Baker and producer Mark A.Z. Dippe, storyboard gallery. (The Weinstein Co./Genius Products).
Reign Over Me (2007) Adam Sandler, Don Cheadle, Jada Pinkett Smith, Liv Tyler, Saffron Burrows, Donald Sutherland, Robert Klein, Melinda Dillon. Extras: "Behind The Reign" making-of featurette, extended Jam Session with Adam Sandler and Don Cheadle, photo montage. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).
Rise: Blood Hunter (2007) Lucy Liu, Michael Chiklis, Carla Gugino, James D'Arc, Robert Forster. An investigative reporter partners with a detective to seek revenge on a vampire cult that is taking over Los Angeles. Extras: Four storyboard to screen comparisons, four behind-the-scenes mini featurettes. (Sony).
Robin of Sherwood, Set 2 Five-disc set with the final 13 episodes of the 1980s British series starring Jason Connery and Ray Winstone, $59.99. Extras: Commentaries, two retrospective documentaries, outtakes, behind-the-scenes footage, more. (Acorn Media).
Roots: The Next Generations (1979) Four-disc set of the miniseries, $59.98. (Warner).
Roots: The Complete Collection Ten-disc set with "Roots," "Roots: The Next Generations" and the Christmas movie "Roots: The Gift," housed in a collectible gift box that includes a 44-page four-color commemorative booklet, $119.82. Extras: "The Struggle to Make Roots" 2007 featurette, "Connecting With the Past" 2007 featurette, vintage interview with Alex Haley by David Frost. (Warner).
Son of the Dragon (2005) David Carradine, Rupert Graves, John Reardon, Desiree Siahaan. The "Arabian Nights" tale and "The Thief of Bagdad" retold and relocated to ancient China. Extras: "Getting Candid with Carridine" interview, "Epic Stories in a Fabled Land: The Making of Son of the Dragon." (Genius Products).
Stargate SG-1: The Complete Series Collector's Edition Fifty-four disc set with all 214 episodes; last four discs are jammed with bonus material; $329.98. (MGM)
Surf's Up (2007) Shia LaBeouf, Jeff Bridges, Zooey Deschanel, Jon Heder, James Woods. Extras: "The ChubbChubbs Save XMAS" animated short, "The ChubbChubbs" original Academy Award-winning animated short, "Not a Drop of Real Water" three-part documentary, Lauryn Hill "Lose Myself" music video, "Arnold's Zurfinary" kids-eye view of surf terminology, "Create Your Own Surfboard" game, "Lava Surf" game, "Whale Hopping" game, filmmaker commentary, more. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).
Tara Road (2005) Andie MacDowell, Olivia Williams, Stephen Rea, Iain Glen, Jean-Marc Barr, Brenda Fricker. Two women whose lives are in shambles -- one from Dublin, Ireland, the other in Connecticut -- decide to swap houses for two months. Extras: Interviews. (First Look Home Entertainment).
28 Weeks Later (2007) Robert Carlyle, Rose Byrne, Jeremy Renner, Harold Perrineau, Catherine McCormack, Imogen Poots, Idris Elba, Mackintosh Muggleton. Extras: Commentary by director Juan Carlos Fresnadillo and co-writer Enrique Lopez Lavigne, "Code Red: Making of 28 Weeks Later" featurette, "The Infected Make-Up Effects" featurette, "Getting Into the Action" featurette, "28 Days Later: The Aftermath Flash-Animated Graphic Novel," deleted scenes. (Fox).
The Undying Monster (1942) James Ellison, Heather Angel, John Howard. Extras: "Concertos Macabre: The Films of John Brahm," restoration comparison. (Fox).
War and Peace (1972 -- TV) BBC 20-episode adaptation of the Tolstoy classic, starring Anthony Hopkins; four-disc set, $49.98. (Koch Vision).
Welcome to Paradise (2007) Crystal Bernard, Brian Dennehy, Brad Stine. Family film about a preacher (Crystal Bernard) sent from the big city to help bring a new vision to a small Western town. (First Look Home Entertainment).
The Wiggles: Getting Strong (2005) First of new Wiggle and Learn! series of educational made-for-video releases, featuring all-new songs that children can dance, sing and learn to; $19.98. (Warner).
Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007) Erica Leerhsen, Texas Battle, Daniella Alonso, Crystal Lowe, Aleksa Palladino, Henry Rollins. Unrated direct-to-video sequel. Extras: Commentary by director Joe Lynch and actors Erica Leerhsen and Henry Rollins, commentary by writers Turi Meyer and Al Septien, "More Blood, More Guts: The Making of Wrong Turn 2: Dead End" featurette, "Making Gore Look Good" featurette, "On Location With P-Nut." (Fox).
You Kill Me (2007) Dir.: John Dahl; Ben Kingsley, Tea Leoni, Phillip Baker Hall, Luke Wilson, Bill Pullman, Dennis Farina.Extras: Behind the scenes featurette; commentary by director Dahl with writers Markus and McFeely; before/after visual effects comparison. (Genius Products).

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October 16

Believers (2007) Johnny Messner, Jon Huertas, Deanna Russo, Saige Ryan Campbell, Daniel Benzali. Two emergency paramedics receive a call from a young girl whose mother has lost consciousness in a deserted area, but they soon discover that the life they have to save may be their own. Extras: Commentary by director Daniel Myrick, featurettes. (Warner Raw Feed).
Carlos Saura's Flamenco Trilogy (Eclipse Series #6) Three-disc set with "Blood Wedding," "Carmen" and "El amor brujo." Eclipse presents a selection of lost, forgotten or overshadowed classics in simple, affordable editions. (The Criterion Collection).
Casshern (2004) Yusuke Iseya, Kumiko Aso. Akira Terao. Live-action film based on the renowned anime series, set in a dystopian future in which the planet has been ravaged by a catastrophic Third World War. Follows a young man imbued with superhuman strength who emerges as humanity's last hope in an epic battle against powerful mutant neo-humans and their army of robots. Director's cut. (Paramount).
Christmas Do-Over (2006 -- TV) Jay Mohr, Daphne Zuniga, Adrienne Barbeau. New take on "A Christmas Carol" has a man who deliberately scorns the Christmas spirit forced to re-live Christmas day over and over again. (Sony).
Class Act (2005) Documentary. Jay W. Jensen had been a Miami Beach Senior High School teacher for over 30 years and had taught an incredible list of students throughout his career including renowned filmmaker Brett Ratner, actor Andy Garcia, songwriter Desmond Child, sportscaster Roy Firestone, Broadway producer Adam Epstein and so many more. Jensen was not only a drama teacher, but also an advocate of the arts and bringing creativity into every student's life. When the filmmakers decided to go "back to school" to tell the extraordinary story of Jensen, they knew they would be telling the 50 year story of a man who dedicated his life to education, saved every penny, and became known as the "Teacher to the Stars." What they didn't know is the real story they would uncover. The drama program Jensen created and ran for over 30 years, 7 days a week, day and night, no longer existed. "Class Act" weaves Jensen's personal story with the fate of arts education in America today, giving us a report card on what lies ahead for America's children. But the story doesn't end in the classroom. With a starting salary of just $2,000 in 1959, Jensen secretly amassed millions. To the astonishment of everyone, he then did the most extraordinary thing: he gave it away in the name of education and the arts becoming the most unlikely philanthropist. $24.98. (Arts Alliance America).
Crazy Love (2007) Documentary. The astonishing true story of the obsessive roller-coaster relationship of Burt and Linda Pugach, which shocked the nation during the summer of 1959. Burt, a 32 year-old married attorney and Linda, a beautiful, single 20 year-old girl living in the Bronx, had a whirlwind romance, which culminated in a violent and psychologically complex set of actions that landed the pair's saga on the cover of endless newspapers and magazines. Extras: Deleted scenes, commentary by Burt and Linda Pugach, prison love letters from Burt to Linda, director's commentary, photo gallery, Linda's art gallery.(Magnolia Home Entertainment).
Displaced (2006) Mark Strange, Malcolm Hankey, Graham Brownsmith, Stephanie Fend, Cathy Miller, and the voice of Ian Mckellen. A humanoid alien teams up with a British soldier to find a top secret file that holds information on advanced energy production and captured space crafts. Extras: "Making Things Happen: The Story of Displaced," "The Making of Displaced," deleted scenes, photo gallery. (MTI Home Video).
Girl 27 (2005) Documentary. This shocking story of the rape of a young actress at a 1937 MGM sales convention made headlines when the victim, Patricia Douglas, decided to bring charges against the studio. Author David Stenn spent more than 10 years researching the story, which the studio had successfully buried for more than six decades -- and in doing so, eventually found himself face to face with Patricia Douglas. The reclusive Douglas came out of hiding to discuss the scandal, in which the powerful film studio tricked her and over 100 other underage girls into attending a stag party, where the rape took place. (Red Envelope Entertainment and Westlake Entertainment).
The Hoax (2007) Dir.: Lasse Hallstrom; Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Marcia Gay Harden, Julie Delpy, Hope Davis. Extras: "Stranger Than Fiction" making-of documentary, deleted scenes, "Mike Wallace: Reflections on a Con" featurette with Wallace talking about his encounters with Irving, commentary by director Lasse Hallstrom and writer William Wheeler, commentary by producers Leslie Holleran and Josh Maurer, "Nixon's the One" easter egg.(Miramax).
Hollow Man Director's Cut (2000) Dir.: Paul Verhoeven; Elisabeth Shue, Kevin Bacon, Josh Brolin. Unrated. Extra footage. (Sony).
A House Without a Christmas Tree (1972 -- TV) Jason Robards, Mildred Natwick, Lisa Lucas, Kathryn Walker. A young girl in 1940s Nebraska wants a Christmas tree for the holiday season but her father, embittered after the loss of his wife during childbirth, forbids a traditional celebration. (Paramount).
Icons of Horror Collection: Sam Katzman Four classic teen-exploitation horror films from the fifties produced by Katzman, on two discs: "The Giant Claw" "Creature With the Atom Brain," "Zombies of Mora Tau," from 1957 and "The Werewolf" (1956); $24.96. (Sony).
The Invisible (2007) Justin Chatwin, Marcia Gay Harden, Margarita Levieva, Chris Marquette, Alex O'laughlin. Extras: Deleted scenes, commentary by director David S. Goyer and writer Christine Roum, music videos. (Buena Vista).
Iraq: Battle Plan Under Fire Three-disc NOVA documentary set about the current situation in Iraq and the challenges the military is facing there: "Life and Death in the War Zone," "Battle Plan Under Fire" and "Spies that Fly"; $39.95. (WGBH Boston Video).
Ironside: Season Two Seven-disc set with 26 episodes, $49.98. (Shout! Factory).
The Jazz Singer 80th Anniversary Collector's Edition (1927) Dir.: Alan Crosland; Al Jolson, May McAvoy, Warner Oland, Eugenie Besserer. Three-disc set. Immaculately restored and remastered from earliest surviving nitrate film elements and original Vitaphone sound-on-disc recordings. Extras: Disc One: Commentary by film historians Ron Hutchinson and Vince Giordano; collection of rare cartoons and shorts: "I Love to Sing" classic 1936 WB parody cartoon directed by Tex Avery, "Hollywood Handicap" classic MGM short with Al Jolson appearance, "A Day at Santa Anita" classic Technicolor Warner Bros. short with Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler cameo appearance, "Al Jolson in 'A Plantation Act'"1926 Vitaphone short made a year prior to "The Jazz Singer," "An Intimate Dinner in Celebration of Warner Bros. Silver Jubilee"; 1947 Lux Radio Theater Broadcast starring Al Jolson (audio only); Al Jolson trailer gallery. Disc Two: "The Dawn of Sound: How Movies Learned to Talk " 93-minute documentary; two rarely-seen Technicolor excerpts from "Gold Diggers of Broadway" (1929 WB film, most of which is considered lost); studio shorts celebrating the early sound era: "Finding His Voice" (1929 Western Electric animated promotional short, produced by Max Fleischer), "The Voice That Thrilled the World" Warner Bros. short about sound, "Okay for Sound" 1946 WB short celebrating the 20th anniversary of Vitaphone," "When Talkies Were Young" 1955 WB short looking back at the early talkies, "The Voice From the Screen" 1926 WB 'demonstration' film that explores the Vitaphone technology and looks at the making of a Vitaphone short. Disc Three: Vitaphone Shorts: 3 1/2 hours of rare, historic Vitaphone comedy and music shorts. The set also includes rarely seen behind-the-scenes photo cards, original release lobby card reproductions, original release souvenir program book reproduction, booklet with vintage document reproductions and DVD features guide , reproduction of post-premiere telegram from Al Jolson to Jack L. Warner. $39.92. (Warner).
Jim Norton: Monster Rain (2005) Hour-long HBO stand-up special, filmed before a packed house at the historic Lincoln Theater in Washington, D.C., $19.97. (HBO Video).
Jingle All The Way Family Fun Edition (1996) Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman, Rita Wilson, Robert Conrad, Martin Mull. Extras: Extended cut of the film (supervised by director Brian Levant), "Turbo Man: Behind the Mask" featurette, "The Making of a Hero" featurette, "Super Kids" featurette, two interactive set-top games: "Christmas Rush," "Guess the Gift." (Fox).
Killer Wave (2007 -- TV) Angus MacFadyen, Karine Vanasse, Stephen McHattie, Tom Skerritt. A series of unprecedented and deadly tidal waves on the East Coast turn out to be man-made weapons of destruction. (Genius Products).
Kings of South Beach (2007 -- TV) Donnie Wahlberg, Jason Gedrick, Nadine Velazquez, Ricardo Chavira, Steven Bauer. A&E telefilm based on the true story of the club promoter who reinvented South Beach as a nightlife mecca. (Sony).
Medium: The Third Season Six-disc set with 22 episodes, $61,99. Extras:Commentary on select episodes, deleted scenes, "Drawing on Dreams" featurette, "The Story of Medium Season Three" featurette, "The Making of Medium Season Three" featurette, gag reel. (Paramount).
MGM Holiday Classics Collection Three-disc set with "The Bishop's Wife" (1947), "March of the Wooden Soldiers" (1934), and "Pocketful of Miracles" (1961), $29.98. (MGM).
A Mighty Heart (2007) Dir.: Michael Winterbottom; Angelina Jolie, Dan Futterman, Sajid Hasan, Aly Khan, Irfan Khan, Denis O'Hare, Archie Panjabi, Will Patton.Extras: "Journey of Passion: The Making of a Mighty Heart," Committee to Protect Journalists featurette, public service announcement: Pearl Foundation With Christiane Amanpour. Also available on Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD. (Paramount).
Murder Party (2007) Alex Barnett, Macon Blair, Paul Goldblatt, Beryl Guceri, William Lacey, Stacey Rock, Skei Saulnier, Chris Sharp, Beau Sia, and Bill Tangradi. A Halloween night invitation to a costume party turns out to be a lethal trap set by a gang of deranged hipster artists who want to lure someone to their remote warehouse base and ritually murder him or her. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
My Best Friend (2007) Dir.: Patrice Leconte; Daniel Auteuil, Dany Boon, Julie Gayet, Julie Durand. (Genius Products).
No Boundaries Four-disc set with two Warren Miller winter action sports films, "Off the Grid" (2006), "Impact" (2004) and "Higher Ground" (2005) as well as a bonus disc that offers all-access to "Behind the Scenes of Warren Miller's Higher Ground"; $49.99. (Shout! Factory).
Normal Adolescent Behavior: Havoc 2 (2007) Amber Tamblyn, Ashton Holmes, Kelli Garner, Stephen Coletti. Unrated. Dark look at the sexual politics that govern a group of privileged teens as they avoid the typical social norms by sharing in an intense sexual relationship with each other. Extras: "Friends With Benefits: The making of Normal Adolescent Behavior: Havoc 2," "What's in the Boxd" character profiles. (New Line).
The Other Conquest (1998 -- Mexico) Damian Delgado, Elpidia Carrillo, Jose Carlos Rodriguez, Inaki Aierra. On November 8, 1519 the Spanish Conqueror Hernando Cortes and his small army rode into the Aztec capital of the vast Mexican Empire, where they were welcomed by the Emperor Moctezuma. Within two years, the Aztec civilization was all but destroyed, the survivors having lost their families, homes, language, temples ... and Gods. (Union Station Home Entertainment).
Outlaw Trail (2006) Ryan Kelley, Arielle Kebbel, Dan Byrd, Brent Weber, Bruce McGill. Family Western adventure set in 1951 about a descendent of Burch Cassidy (of Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid fame who sets out to discover the truth about his great uncle. (Allumination FilmWorks).
Planet Terror (2007) Dir.: Robert Rodriguez; Freddy Rodriguez, Rose McGowan, Josh Brolin, Naveen Andrews, Marley Shelton, Michael Biehn, Stacy Ferguson, Jeff Fahey, Michael Parks. Two-disc unrated and extended edition. Extras: Commentary by writer-director Robert Rodriguez, audience screening track, 10 minute film school, "Sickos, Bullets and Explosions: The Stunts of Planet Terror," "The Badass Babes of Planet Terror," "Casting Robert Rodriguez's Son Rebel," "The Guys of Planet Terror," "The Friend, the Doctor and the Real Estate Agent," international poster gallery and international trailer. (The Weinstein Co./Genius Products).
Reaping, The (2007)Hilary Swank, David Morrissey, Idris Elba, AnnaSophia Robb. Extras: Four featurettes: "Science of the Ten Plagues," "The Characters," "A Place Called Haven" and "The Reaping: The Seventh Plague" behind the scenes documentary, Easter egg. (Warner). Available on Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD.
Return to House on Haunted Hill (2007) Amanda Righetti, Erik Palladino, Cerina Vincent, Tom Riley, Andrew Lee Potts, Steven Pacey, Jeffrey Combs. Sequel. In rated and unrated versions. (Warner).
Shattered City (2003 -- TV) Vincent Walsh, Clare Stone, Graham Greene, Pete Postlethwaite. Dramatization of the massive explosion -- and its aftermath -- that occurred in Halifax, Nova Scotia when a French-owned freighter loaded to the gunnels with thousands of tons of TNT collided with a Belgian relief ship and exploded in the Halifax Harbor, killing 2,000 people and injuring more than 9,000 others. (Genius Products).
Squidbillies: Volume One Two-disc set with 20 episodes of the Adult Swim series, $29.98. Extras: Deleted scenes, behind-the-scenes footage, "How I Make the Damn Show" featurette, more. (Warner).
Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip Six-disc set with 22 episodes, $59.98. Extras: Commentary on the pilot episode by creator Aaron Sorkin and executive producer Thomas Schlamme, "In Depth: The Evolution of Studio 60" behind-the-scenes documentary. (Warner).
That '70s Show Seventh Season Four-disc set with 25 episodes, $49.98. Extras: Commentaries, promos, "A '70s Show Flashback: Don Stark" featurette, "Behind the Polyester: Writing That '70s Show" featurette, "That Seventh '70s Season" featurette. (Fox).
Tobe Hooper's The Damned Thing (2007) Sean Patrick Flannery, Marisa Coughlan, Brendan Fletcher,Ted Raimi. Tobe Hooper's contribution to the Showtime series. Adapted from the classic short story by Ambrose Bierce. Extras: Commentary by writer Richard Christian Matheson, "Texas Terror: The Making of The Damned Thing," "The Damned Thing: Building the Oil Monster" FX featurette, Tobe Hooper bio, photo gallery, script (DVD-ROM). (Anchor Bay).
Transformers (2007) Dir.: Michael Bay; Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, Rachael Taylor, Anthony Anderson, Jon Voight, John Turturro. In single-disc and two-disc DVD and HD DVD editions. Extras: Two-disc special edition: Commentary by director Michael Bay, two multi-part in-depth documentaries exploring the human elements of the film as well as the phenomenal robot stars: "Our World," which contains "The Story Sparks" in which Steven Spielberg discusses his love for the franchise and early concept art for the film; "Human Allies" look at how the actors were selected and their experiences on the set; "I Fight Giant Robots" exploration of the military training that Josh Duhamel and Tyrese Gibson underwent for their roles and the various stunts that the actors were asked to perform; "Battleground" piece on the senior officials from the Department of Defense and Air Force who consulted on the film to give it authenticity and the key locations that the U.S. government provided access to. Their War," which contains "Rise of the Robots,: which explores the interaction between Hasbro designers and Michael Bay to bring the toy line roaring to life; "AUTOBOTS Roll Out" in which Bay discusses working with Chevrolet and its designers and the modifications that were made to the cars seen in the film; "DECEPTICONS Strike" in which the film's military advisors discuss the "toys" they allowed the production to borrow: F-22 Raptors, Ospreys and A-10 Warthogs; "Inside the AllSpark" in which ILM's digital artists discuss the challenges of bringing the Transformers to life. Also included is "From Script to Sand: The SKORPONOK Desert Attack" in-depth look at the making of the challenging scene from initial storyboarding through production and visual effects, as well as early sketch concepts of the robots. (Paramount).
Trapped Trilogy of three British comedies in which obsessive characters -- desperate to break free from their self-imposed prisons -- face their moments of truth. In "Von Trapped!" Maria Moogan is obsessed with "The Sound of Music," making it a part of her everyday life until she travels to Salzburg to try to end her compulsion, making a discovery that changes her life forever. In "Beauty," a hideous aristocrat hides his face from the world in his slightly decaying family mansion until a pretty plumber comes to fix the pipes. In "King of Fridges" an anxious assistant manager gets stuck with an obnoxious elderly trainee on the rooftop of the store when things go awry on a busy bank holiday. Three-disc set, $29.98. (BFS Entertainment).
Unforgiven (2007) The superstars of Raw, SmackDown and ECW seek revenge and retribution in matches from all three World Wrestling Entertainment brands, $24.95. Extras: Behind-the-scenes clips. (WWE/Genius Entertainment).

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October 23

The Adventures of Aquaman Two-disc set with 36 cartoon shorts, $26.99. (Warner).
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Volume 1 Seven feature-length episodes as well as 38 in-depth companion documentaries, an historical overview, an interactive game and an interactive timeline. The bonus materials allow viewers to dig deeper into the real-life events behind young Indy's globe-trotting coming-of-age adventures. Twelve-disc set, $117.99. Disc One: " My First Adventure" episode with companion historical documentaries: "Archaeology: Unearthing Our Past ," "Howard Carter and the Tomb of Tutankhamun," "Colonel Lawrence's War: T.E. Lawrence and Arabia," "From Slavery to Freedom"; Disc Two: "Passion for Life" episode; Disc Three: "Passion for Life" companion historical documentaries: "Theodore Roosevelt and the American Century," "Ecology: Pulse of the Planet," "American Dreams: Norman Rockwell and the Saturday Evening Post," "Art Rebellion: The Making of the Modern," "Edgar Degas: Reluctant Rebel," "Braque + Picasso: A Collaboration Cubed"; Disc Four: "The Perils of Cupid" episode"; Disc Five: "The Perils of Cupid" companion historical documentaries: "Giacomo Puccini -- Music of the Heart," "It's Opera!" "The Archduke's Last Journey -- End of an Era," "Powder Keg -- Europe 1900 to 1914," "Sigmund Freud -- Exploring the Unconscious," "Carl Jung and the Journey of Self Discovery," "Psychology -- Charting the Human Mind"; Disc Six: "Travels With Father" episode with companion historical documentaries: "Seeking Truth -- The Life of Leo Tolstoy," "Unquiet Voices -- Russian Writers and the State," "Aristotle -- Creating Foundations," "Ancient Questions -- Philosophy and Our Search for Meaning"; Disc Seven: "Journey of Radiance" episode with companion historical documentaries: "Jiddu Krishnamurti -- The Reluctant Messiah," "Annie Besant -- An Unlikely Rebel," "Medicine in the Middle Kingdom," "Eastern Spirituality -- The Road to Enlightenment"; Disc Eight: "Spring Break Adventure" episode; Disc Nine: "Spring Break Adventure" companion historical documentaries: "Thomas Alva Edison -- Lighting up the World," "Invention and Innovation -- What's Behind a Good Idea?" "The Mystery of Edward Stratemeyer," "Wanted: Dead or Alive -- Pancho Villa and the American Invasion of Mexico," "General John J. Pershing and his American Army," "George S. Patton -- American Achilles"; Disc Ten: "Love's Sweet Song" episode; Disc Eleven: "Love's Sweet Song" witj companion historical documentaries: "Easter Rising -- The Poets' Rebellion," "The Passions of William Butler Yeats," "Sean O'Casey vs. Ireland," "Ireland -- The Power of the Poets," "Winston Churchill -- The Lion's Roar," "Demanding the Vote -- The Pankhursts and British Suffrage," "Fighting for the Vote -- Women's Suffrage in America"; Disc Twelve: Interactive disc with "Revolution" interactive game, extensive Interactive Timeline; historical lecture: The Promise of Progress." (Paramount).
Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq (2007) Feature-length HBO documentary that looks at the new generation of military veterans of the war in Iraq that has left behind 25,000 wounded; James Gandolfini conducts interviews with 10 wounded soldiers and marines who reveal their feelings on their futures, their disabilities and their devotion to America; $24.98. (HBO Video).
American Gangster: The Complete First Season Two-disc set with six episodes, $26.99. Extras: Extended interviews, more. (Paramount).
Bookbox: Enchanting Christmas Stories Five Christmas-themed stories in the new Boxbbok DVD series that uses Same Language Subtitling -- synchronizing the text, audio and visual components of a story shown on screen ("reading Karaoke style")-- to help kids reading abilities. (Master Communications).
Bookbox: Stories From Around the World Five magical stories in the new Boxbbok DVD series that uses Same Language Subtitling -- synchronizing the text, audio and visual components of a story shown on screen ("reading Karaoke style")-- to help kids reading abilities. (Master Communications).
Breathless (1960) Dir.: Jean-Luc Godard; Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, Jean-Pierre Melville. New, restored high-definition digital transfer, approved by director of photography Raoul Coutard. Double-disc set. Extras: Archival interviews with director Jean-Luc Godard, and actors Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean Seberg, and Jean-Pierre Melville; new video interviews with Coutard, assistant director Pierre Rissient, and filmmaker D. A. Pennebaker; new video essays: filmmaker and critic Mark Rappaport's "Jean Seberg" and critic Jonathan Rosenbaum's "Breathless as Film Criticism"; "Chambre 12, Hotel de suede," an 80-minute French documentary about the making of "Breathless," with members of the cast and crew; "Charlotte et son Jules," a 1959 short film by Godard, starring Belmondo; French theatrical trailer; booklet featuring writings from Godard, film historian Dudley Andrew, Francois Truffaut's original film treatment, and Godard's scenario. (The Criterion Collection).
Buried Alive (2007) Tobin Bell, Leah Rachel, Erin Lokitz, Steve Sandvoss. A college prank at an abandoned house accidentally awakens a haunting sadistic spirit that kills with malevolent glee. (Dimension Extreme/ The Weinstein Company/Genius Products)
Burt Lancaster: The Signature Collection Five-disc set with "Executive Action," "The Flame and Arrow," "His Majesty O'Keefe," "South Sea Woman" and "Jim Thorpe -- All American"; $49.92; single titles for $19.97. (Warner).
The Care Bears: Oopsy Does It (2007) New feature from the popular Care Bears, marking their 25th anniversary; release coincides with the launch of a new toy line and a CBS TV premiere; $19.98. (Fox).
The Christmas Card (2006) Edward Asner, John Newton, Alice Evans. Hallmark Channel drama about a Christmas card that unites a soldier in Afghanistan with a woman in the States. Extras: Three holiday cards, envelopes, and instructions how to send cards to troops; "A Timely Letter (TBD)" featurette on the film and its relevancy to modern day circumstances - Personal stories through correspondence through times of war; interviews. (Genius Products).
The Christmas Miracle of Jonathan Toomey (2007) Dir.: Bill Clark; Tom Berenger, Joely Richardson, Luke Ward-Wilkinson. Jonathan Toomey is a Scrooge-like recluse with a mysterious secret past who is also the best wood carver in the valley. His world is transformed when a boy and his widowed mother move to town. When the boy loses a treasured wooden nativity set that links him to his dead father, his worried mother persuades Jonathan to create a replacement and allow her son to watch him work on it. The commission takes their relationship to unexpected places. (Genius Products).
Clive Cussler's The Sea Hunters, Set 1 (2004) Three-disc set with eight episodes of the underwater shipwreck documentary exploration series, $49.99. (Acorn Media).
A Clockwork Orange (1971) Dir.: Stanley Kubrick; Malcolm McDowell, Patrick Magee, Michael Bates, Warren Clarke, Adrienne Corri. Two-disc special edition. (Warner).
Commune (2005) Documentary on the controversial commune set up in 1970 at the Black Bear Ranch in Siskiyou County, California for young rebels, hippies and political idealists. Premised on the idea of "Free Land for Free People," and financed by the largesse of Hollywood rock stars, the founders of Black Bear bought a rural, abandoned gold mine and raised a rough-hewn homestead. Soon the fragile bonds of human connection became frayed, especially when the group discovered that each person had a totally different idea of what utopia might look like ... and that "free love" wasn't free after all. Includes archival footage. $29.95. (First Run Features).
The Company (2005) Two-disc set of the three-part miniseries starring Chris O'Donnell, Alfred Molina, Michael Keaton. Extras: "Declassified: The Origins of The Company" featurette, "The Hidden Hand: The Making of The Company" featurette, "Dossier: Character Files." Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).
Days of Heaven (1978) Dir.: Terrence Malick; Richard Gere, Brooke Adams, Sam Shepard, Linda Manz. New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by director Terrence Malick, editor Billy Weber, and camera operator John Bailey. Extras: Commentary featuring Weber, art director Jack Fisk, costume designer Patricia Norris, and casting director Dianne Crittenden; new video interviews with cinematographers Haskell Wexler and Bailey; booklet featuring essays by critic Adrian Martin and director of photography Nestor Almendros. (The Criterion Collection).
Dog Bite Dog (2006 -- Hong Kong) Sam Lee, Edison Chen. A volatile officer hunts down a ruthless hit man through the bleak streets of Hong Kong. Two-disc set. Extras: Commentary by Edison Chen and Hong Kong cinema expert Bey Logan, "Biting the Bullet" featurette, "Top Dog" featurette, "Unleashed" featurette, "Every Dog Has His Day" featurette, "Dog Bite Dog Explored" behind-the-scenes documentary. (Dragon Dynasty/The Weinstein Company/Genius Products).
Hellraiser: 20th Anniversary Edition (1987) Andrew Robinson, Clare Higgins, Ashley Laurence, Sean Chapman, Oliver Smith. Extras: 'Mr. Cotton, I Presume?' interview with Robinson; "Actress From Hell" interview with Laurence; "Hellcomposer" interview with composer Christopher Young; "Hellraiser: Resurrection"; "Under the Skin: Doug Bradley on Hellraiser"; commentary with writer-director Clive Barker and Laurence; TV spots; still galleries: behind the scenes, make-up & SFX, promotional materials, storyboards; first draft and final draft screenplays (DVD-ROM); special Hellraiser Easter Egg! Only don't open the puzzle box by mistake! (Anchor Bay).
Home of the Brave (2007) Dir.: Irwin Winkler; Samuel L. Jackson, Jessica Biel, Brian Presley, Christina Ricci, 50 Cent, Chad Michael Murray. When a humanitarian mission in Iraq is derailed by an explosive ambush, a small band of American soldiers find themselves fighting for their lives. Extras: Commentary by director Irwin Winkler, writer Mark Friedman and producer Rob Cowan; dDeleted scenes. (MGM).
Hostel (2005) Jay Hernandez, Derek Richardson, Eythor Gudjonsson, Barbara Nedeljakova, Jana Kaderabkova, Jan Vlas‡k, Jennifer Lim, Lubomir Silhavecky, Paula Wild, Lubomir Bukovy, Petr Janis, Jana Havlickova, Vanessa Jungova. Unrated version with director Eli Roth's original ending. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).
Hostel Part II (2007) Lauren German, Roger Bart, Heather Matarazzo, Bijou Phillips. Unrated version. Extras: Four featurettes, "Hostel Part II: The Next Level" behind the scenes, "The Art of KNB Effects," set design, international television special, blood and guts montage, deleted scenes, commentary by Eli Roth, commentary by producers Gabriel Roth and Quentin Tarantino, commentary by Roth, Lauren German, Richard Burgi and Vera Jordanova, Factory Torture Cam, more. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Sony).
I Love Lucy: The Complete Series Boxed set of 34 discs with 179 regular half-hour episodes, 13 "Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour" episodes, the pilot, the 1956 Christmas show, more; $199.99. (Paramount). Extras:
Kaw (2007) Sean Patrick Flanery, Rod Taylor, Stephen McHattie, Kristin Booth. A community is viciously attacked by thousands of intelligent, blood-thirsty ravens. (Sony).
The L-Word: The Fourth Season Four-disc set with 12 episodes, $69.99. Extras: "Our Charts 'Dinah Shore' Competition," "Sundance Diaries," "The L-Word Style Show," more. (Paramount).
MacGyver: The Complete Series Thirty-nine disc set with 139 episodes, $195.99. (Paramount).
The Mario Bava Collection -- Volume 2 Eight-disc set with "Baron Blood," "Kidnapped," "Lisa and the Devil" (and the alternate version "House of Exorcism"), "Roy Colt and Winchester Jack," "Four Times That Night," "Bay of Blood" and "5 Dolls for an August Moon," all presented in their original international versions; $49.97. (Anchor Bay).
Mario Bava: Erik the Conqueror (Gli Invasori) (1961) Cameron Mitchell, Andrea Checchi, George Ardisson, Kesslar Twins. Fully restored from original European vault materials and presented uncut and uncensored for the first time in America. (Anchor Bay).
Mario Bava: The Mask of Satan (aka Black Sunday) (1960) Directorial debut starring Barbara Steele, John Richardson and veteran character actor Arturo Dominici. (Anchor Bay).
Mario Bava: The Three Faces of Fear (aka Black Sabbath) (1963) The director's trilogy of terror. (Anchor Bay).
The Masterpiece Theatre Family Collection Four-disc set with films based on classic children's books: "Carrie's War," "Goodbye, Mr. Chips," "Pollyanna" and "The Railway Children"; $49.95. (WGBH Boston Video).
Meet the Robinsons (2007) Voices of Angela Bassett, Tom Selleck, Harland Williams, Adam West, Tom Kenny, Ethan Sandler. Extras: Commentary by director Stephen J. Anderson (with a special guest appearance), deleted scenes, "Keep Moving Forward: Inventions That Shaped the World" featurette, music videos, "Family Function 5000: Family Tree Game," "Inventing the Robinsons" featurette. Also available on Blu-ray Disc. (Disney).
Mind of Mencia: Season 3 Two-disc set with 14 episodes, $26.99. (Paramount).
Mr. Brooks (2007) Kevin Costner, William Hurt, Demi Moore, Dane Cook, Marg Helgenberger, Rubin Santiago-Hudson, Danielle Panabaker. Extras: Commentary by Bruce A. Evans and Raynold Gideon, deleted scenes, "The Birth of a Serial Killer: A Look at the Writing of Mr. Brooks" featurette, "On the Set of Mr. Brooks" featurette, "Murder on Their Minds: Mr. Brooks, Marshall & Mr. Smith" featurette. (MGM).
A Musical Quartet Four-disc boxed set with "From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China," "Small Wonders," "High Fidelity: The Adventures of the Guarneri String Quartet" and "The Turandot Project," $69.95. (First Run Features).
Nearing Grace (2006) Gregory Smith, Jordana Brewster, Ashley Johnson , David Moscow, David Morse, Brian Doyle-Murray, Shannon Doyle. Coming of age film about Henry Nearing and his family and how badly they cope with the recent death of their mother. High schooler Henry (Gregory Smith) is addled by hormones and marijuana; his father has been on a bender; his brother is an acid casualty. He falls hard for the school vixen (Jordana Brewster) but fails to notice the attractions of the girl next door (Ashley Johnson). Will Henry find or loss himself in the existential turmoil? (First Independent Pictures).
NCIS: The Fourth Season Six-disc set with 24 episodes, $64.99. Extras: Commentary on select episodes. (Paramount).
O Lucky Man! (1973) Dir: Lindsay Anderson; Malcolm McDowell, Ralph Richardson, Rachel Roberts, Arthur Lowe, Helen Mirren. Two-disc special edition. (Warner).
Play With Me Sesame: Good Night Sesame (2007) Sesame Street vignettes encourage preschoolers to use their imaginations through interactive play as they settle down with gentle fun and learn the importance of naps and resting; $16.95. Packed in a kid-friendly two-disc hanfle case. (Genius Products).
Play With Me Sesame: Playtime With Grover (2007) Grover encourages preschoolers to engage in interactive play while learning about opposites and size relationships in series of Sesame street vignettes; $16.95. Packed in a kid-friendly two-disc hanfle case. (Genius Products).
Rey Mysterio Three-disc set featuring the spectacular matches of one of World Wrestling Entertainments most popular superstars, $34.95. (WWE/Genius Entertainment).
Route 66: Season One (1960) Get your kicks with this four-disc set with 15 episodes of the original road trip TV series starring Martin Milner and George Maharis. Extras: Original commercials, classic Corvette photo gallery, filmographies. (Infinity Entertainment).
The Ruth Rendell Mysteries, Set 2 Three-disc set with six crime dramas based on Ruth Rendell's best-selling fiction: "Bribery & Corruption," "Front Seat," "A Case of Coincidence," "A Dark Blue Perfume," "May & June" and "The Orchard Walls"; $49.99. (Acorn Media).
The Sopranos: Season 6, Part II Four-disc set with the last nine episodes, $99.98. Extras: "Making Cleaver" sneak-peek at the behind-the-scenes making of the film that Christopher pitched in Hollywood; "Music of The Sopranos" retrospective look at the final season and the music that helped shape it; four audio commentaries from cast members. Available on HD DVD and Blu-ray disc. (HBO Video).
Stanley Kubrick Collection Ten-disc set with new versions of: "2001: A Space Odyssey: Special Edition" (two-disc set), "A Clockwork Orange: Special Edition" (two-disc set), "Eyes Wide Shut: Special Edition" (two-disc set), "Full Metal Jacket: Deluxe Edition," "The Shining: Special Edition" (two-disc set), "Stanley Kubrick: A Life In Pictures." All titles have been restored and remastered and all (aside from "2001" debut in their original widescreen theatrical aspect ratios; $79.98; each title also offered individually. Also available separately are new releases of "Barry Lyndon" and "Lolita." Extras: "2001" commentary by actors Keir Dullea and Gary Lockwood, "A Clockwork Orange" commentary by by Malcolm McDowell, Channel 4 (Britain) documentary: "Still Tickin': The Return of Clockwork Orange," Channel 4 documentary on "Eyes Wide Shut," three new featurettes on "The Shining," "Lost Kubrick: The Unfinished Films of Stanley Kubrick," more. (Warner).
The Super Powers Team: Galactic Guardian Two-disc set with last eight episodes of the 12-year run of the "Super Friends" series, $26.99. (Warner).
Tales From the Crypt: The Complete Seventh Season Three-disc set with 13 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Virtual Comic Book: Adaptation of the comic book that inspired the "A Fatal Caper" episode, narrated by the Cryptkeeper himself, John Kassir. (Warner).
The Tripper (2006) Thomas Jane, Jaime King, Lukas Haas, Jason Mewes, Paul Reubens, Richmond Arquette. Horror satire about a homicidal maniac with an obsession for Ronald Reagan who wreaks havoc on a group of bohemians. Unrated director's cut. Extras: Commentary by director David Arquette and actors Thomas Jane, Paul Reubens and Richmond Arquette, deleted scenes, blooper reel, "Behind the Spleens" featurette, "The Tripper Presidential Campaign Tour" footage. (Fox).
Under the Volcano (1984) Dir.: John Huston; Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset. New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised by film editor Roberto Silvi. Double-disc set. Extras: Commentary featuring executive producer Michael Fitzgerald and producers Wieland Schulz-Keil and Moritz Borman; new video interview with Jacqueline Bisset; new audio interview with screenwriter Guy Gallo; 1984 audio interview with John Huston conducted by French film critic Michel Ciment; "Notes from Under the Volcano" (1984), a 59-minute documentary by Gary Conklin shot on the set during the film's production, featuring interviews with Huston, cast, and crew; "Volcano: An Inquiry into the Life and Death of Malcolm Lowry" (1976), filmmaker Donald Brittain's 99-minute, Academy Award-nominated documentary, narrated by Richard Burton, examining the connections between "Under the Volcano" author Malcolm Lowry's life and that of his novel's main character; new essay by film critic Christian Viviani. (The Criterion Collection).
Veronica Mars: The Complete Third Season Six-disc set with 20 episodes, $59.98. Extras: "Pitching Season 4" in-depth interview with Creator Rob Thomas discussing a new direction for the series presented to network executives that picks up years later, with Veronica as a rookie FBI agent; "Going Undercover With Rob Thomas" look at the most memorable moments from Season 3; Webisode gallery with cast interviews and set tours; unaired scenes; gag reel. (Warner).
Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea: Season Three, Volume 2 Three-disc set with 13 episodes, $39.98. Extras: Episodic photo gallery, publicity photos, TV merchandise, David Hedison interviews, Richard Basehart 1966 interview (audio only). (MGM).

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October 30

The Amazing Mrs. Pritchard (2006) Two-disc set with six episodes from the BBC political satire series about a middle-class wife and mother who gets swept up in politics and is elected Prime Minister; stars Jane Horrocks, Janet McTeer. (Acorn media).
Angel Collector's Set Thirty-disc set with all 110 episodes, a signed letter to fans from creator Joss Whedon, collectible companion booklet; $139.98. (Fox).
Barbara Stanwyck: The Signature Collection Five-disc set with "Annie Oakley" (1935), "East Side, West Side" (1949), "Executive Suite" (1954), "My Reputation" (1946) and a double feature of "To Please a Lady" (1950) and "Jeopardy" (1953); released to celebrate Stanwyck's 100th birthday; $49.92; individual titles $19.97. Extras: Shorts and cartoons on each disc; "Executive Suite" features commentary by Oliver Stone. (Warner).
CSI: Miami: The Fifth Season Six-disc set with 24 episodes, $72.99. Extras: Commentary on select episodes, "Rio Grand: CSI: Miami Goes to Rio" featurette, "If Looks Could Kill" special effects featurette, "Turning Up the Heat: The Look of CSI: Miami" featurette. (Paramount).
Day Watch (2007) Russian blockbuster sequel to cult hit "Night Watch," a fantasy thriller set in a world where an age-old truce between the conflicted dark ones and light ones hangs in the balance among the unsuspecting humans. Extras: "The Making of Day Watch" featurette, commentary by director Timur Bekmambetov, Russian trailers, Russian TV spots. (Fox).
El Cantante (2007) Jennifer Lopez, Marc Anthony, Federico Castelluccio, Romi Dias, Vincent Laresca. Extras: "The Sound and the Heat of El Cantante" making-of documentary; commentary by writer-director Leon Ichaso and writers David Darmstaeder and Todd Antony Bello; deleted scene. (New Line).
Family Guy Freakin' Party Pack Eighteen-disc set with more than 90 episodes from the "Family Guy" Volume 1-5 collections with hours of bonus materials. $149.98. (Fox).
Guns N' Roses: Two Classic Albums Under Review: Use Your Illusion I and II Feature-length music documentary, $19.95. (MVD Entertainment).
The History of Mr. Polly (2007) Lee Evans, Anne-Marie Duff. H.G. Wells tale about a mild-mannered man who uses an inheritance to trade his humdrum existence for excitement. (BFS Entertainment).
Impact: Songs That Changed the World Series Series of DVDs that look at songs that have transformed the pop cultural landscape and defined their era. These trendsetting songs have created an influence that can be seen all across the spectrum, in music, fashion and dance -- songs that have the power to push the limits of society. First four releases: "Beatles: I Want to Hold Your Hand," "Elvis Presley: Heartbreak Hotel," "Bob Marley: I Shot the Sheriff" and "The Bee Gees: Staying Alive"; $9.99 each. (SRO Entertainment).
In the Land of Women (2007) Adam Brody, Kristen Stewart, Makenzie Vega, Clark Gregg, Elena Anaya, Meg Ryan. (Warner).
The Initiation of Sarah (2006 -- TV) Mika Boorem, Summer Glau, Joanna Garcia, Tessa Thompson, Morgan Fairchild, Jennifer Tilly. When twin sisters with supernatural powers go off to college and enter sorority life, they find themselves pulled into the middle of a centuries old battle between good and evil. (Fox).
Jackie Chan's The Myth (2005) Dir.: Stanley Tong; Jackie Chan, Hee-seon Kim, Tony Leung Ka Fai, Mallika Sherawat, Ken Lo. Chan stars as a courageous archaeologist who unearths the hidden treasure of the Qin Dynasty. Extras: Commentary by Chan; six deleted scenes; three featurettes: "Myth Adventures" behind-the-scenes featurette, "Will the Real Swami Please Stand Up" about Swami Nithyananda's meditation techniques and healing centers and "Jackie's Kids" about Jackie Chan's Dragon's Heart Build a School Foundation; two music videos. (Sony).
License to Wed (2007) Robin Williams, John Krasinski, Mandy Moore Extras: "Ask Choir Boy" interactive relationship advice from the film's junior pastor-in- training, additional scenes. (Warner).
Little Rock Central High: 50 Years Later (2007 -- TV) Eye-opening look at racial equality, education, and class at the landmark high school today, where educational equality continues to remain elusive. Aired Sept. 25 on HBO. $24.98. (HBO Video).
Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume Five Four-disc set aimed at adult collectors of animation. Disc One is dedicated to Bugs Bunny and his frenzied pal Daffy Duck, with 15 shorts; Disc Two is a collection of 15 twisted parodies of legendary children's fairy tales, including "Bewitched Bunny" and "Tweety and the Beanstalk"; Disc Three is dedicated to Bob Clampett; Disc Four celebrates Looney Tunes' early years and features several rarely seen shorts. Extras: Commentaries, alternate audio programs, "Behind the Tunes," television specials, more. $64.92. (Warner).
Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Volume Five Geared towards viewers of all ages, features some of the brightest and funniest shorts taken directly from "Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume Five." Two-disc set contains 30 cartoons plus the featurette "The Looney Tunes Guide to Fairy Tales." Disc One is dedicated to Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck; Disc Two contains a collection of Looney Tunes' looniest takes on all-time classic fairy tales. $26.99. (Warner).
Magnum P.I.: Season 7 Five-disc set with 21 episodes. $49.98. Extras: "Murder She Wrote" crossover episode and featurette. (Universal).
Miami Ink Season One Five-disk set with 21 episodes of the tattoo series, $34.95. (Genius Products).
Monarchy With David Starkey, Set 2 (2004) Two-disc set with five episodes of epic documentary on English royal rule, covering nearly 250 years from 1660 to the dawn of the 20th century; $39.99. (Acorn Media).
My So-Called Life: The Complete Series Six-disc set with all 19 episodes; housed in a collector's box with an embossed, case-bound cover; includes a 40-page color book, with a special introduction by show creator Winnie Holzman, special tributes by Janeane Garofalo and Joss Whedon, more; $62.99. Extras: "My So-Called Life Story" featurette, "A Conversation With Claire Danes and Winnie Holzman," "A Conversation With Marshall Herskovitz and Winnie Holzman," interview with Claire Danes, "The Characters: Angela, the Chase Family, the Friends," "The Music -- Composer W.G. Snuffy Walden," panel with the cast and creators, photo gallery. (Shout! Factory).
Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volume 12 Four more examples of misunderstood cinema get the MST3K treatment: "The Rebel Set," "Secret Agent Super Dragon," "The Starfighters" and "Parts: The Clonus Horror." (Rhino).
Neil Young Under Review Feature-length music documentary, $19.95. (MVD Entertainment).
No End in Sight (2007) Documentary. Based on more than 200 hours of footage, writer-director Charles Ferguson chronicles the reasons behind Iraq's descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality and anarchy. (Magnolia Home Entertainment).
October Road: The Complete First Season Two-disc set with six episodes, $29.99. Extras: Behind-the-scenes featurette, commentary, more. (Disney).
Patti Smith Under Review Feature-length music documentary, $19.95. (MVD Entertainment).
Pierrepoint -- The Last Hangman (2005) Timothy Spall, Juliet Stevenson, Eddie Marsan. The life and times of Albert Pierrepoint -- Britain's most prolific hangman. (Genius Products).
The Princess Diana Collection Three-disc set with three documentaries: "Diana: Portrait of a Princess," "Diana's Rock: Paul Burrell" and "Diana: Life Through a Lens"; $39.99 for the set; each documentary available separately for $14.99. (Kultur International Films).
The Real McCoys: Complete Season 2 Five-disc set with 39 episodes, $39.98. (Infinity Entertainment/Falcon Pictures).
Redrum (2007) Kenny Young, Jill Marie Jones. Comedy about a dissatisfied young married couple who spice up their life with murder. Extras: Behind-the-scenes documentary. (First Look Home Entertainment).
Safe Harbour (2007) Melissa Gilbert. Direct-to-video romantic drama from the novel by Danielle Steel. Extras: Introduction by Steel. (New Line).
Scrubs: The Complete Sixth Season Three-disc set with 22 episodes, $39.99. Extras: "Making-of" featurette about the musical episode, interviews with cast and creator, deleted scenes, alternate lines, outtakes, commentaries, more. (Disney).
Shaggy and Scooby-Doo Get a Clue! Volume 1 Four 22-minute episodes of the CW animated series, $14.97. (Warner).
Spider-Man 3 (2007) Dir.: Sam Raimi. Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, Bryce Dallas Howard, Daniel Gillies, Ted Raimi, Adrian Lester, Theresa Russell, James Cromwell, Elizabeth Banks, Steve Valentine. In a single disc and a two-disc Special Edition, as well as a three-disc DVD set with "Spider-Man" and "Spider-Man 2." "Spider-Man 3 Special Edition" and the "Spider-Man" three-disc set will also be available on Blu-ray Disc. Single-Disc extras: Bloopers; photo galleries; "Snow Patrol" music video; commentary by director Sam Raimi and cast members Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Thomas Haden Church, Topher Grace, and Bryce Dallas Howard; commentary by producers Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad and Grant Curtis, editor Bob Murawski and special effects supervisor Scott Stokdyk. Two-Disc Special Edition DVD and Blu-ray extras: Disc One contains the same bonuses as the single DVD; Disc Two includes theatrical TV spots from around the world as well as 11 featurettes: "Grains of Sand: Building Sandman," "Re-Imagining the Goblin," "Covered in Black: Creating Venom," "Hanging On ... Gwen Stacy and the Collapsing Floor," "Fighting, Flying & Driving: The Stunts," "Tangled Web: The Love Triangles of Spider-Man 3," "Wall of Water," "On Location Cleveland: The Chase on Euclid Avenue," "On Location New York: From Rooftops to Backstreets," "The Science of Sound" and "Inside The Editing Room." (Sony).
Spike Jones: The Legend Four-disc set surveying the career of comedic bandleader Spike Jones and his wacky band the City Slickers. Includes four early NBC TV shows, two Colgate Comedy Hour shows from 1951, two All Star Revue programs from 1952, bonus audio CD of two 1945 NBC pilot radio shows; $49.98. Extras: Rare interview with Spike Jones and his family on CBS' "Person to Person," "Weird Al" Yankovic discussing Jones' influence on his career, interviews, more. ((Infinity Entertainment).
Study Hell (2005) Steve McDougall, Lindsay Dell, Brian Austin Jr., Shaylyn Doyle, Michael Henry, and Ryan Fisher. When a retired Army Captain turned high school teacher reaches his breaking point, the unimaginable happens as he transforms from a mild-mannered teacher into a highly trained psycho killer. When the school becomes his jungle, it's up to the students in detention to take him down. (MTI Home Video).
Suspense: The Lost Episodes, Collection #2 Four-disc set with 30 programs, $39.98. Headlined by horror maestro Boris Karloff, 30 additional episodes of the premiere anthology drama series featuring stories of mystery and the macabre, broadcast live from New York on CBS from 1949 to 1954. (Infinity Entertainment/Falcon Pictures).
Talk to Me (2007) Don Cheadle, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Taraji P. Henson, Mike Epps, Vondie Curtis Hall, Cedric the Entertainer, Martin Sheen. Extras: "Who Is Petey Greene?" featurette on racial politics and radio in the 1960s and 70s, "Recreating P-Town" behind-the-scenes featurette, deleted scenes. (Universal).
Think Tank (2006) Brian Petersen, Tin Majorino, Aaron Ruell, Michael Miranda. Bumbling, twentysomething slackers use their self-proclaimed "genius" to save a small town from the evil clutches of Lord Billiards, a land-grabbing pool celebrity. (Monarch Home Video).
Twin Peaks: The Definitive Gold Box Edition Ten-disc set with all 29 episodes plus the U.S. and European versions of the pilot; $99.99. Extras: Featurettes on the show's origins and creation of the pilot, fan response, second season, legacy; Log Lady introductions; interviews; more. (Paramount).
The Wendell Baker Story (2007) Luke Wilson, Owen Wilson, Eva Mendes, Eddie Griffin, Will Ferrell, Kris Kristofferson, Harry Dean Stanton, Seymour Cassel. Comedy about a dreamer and a schemer whose latest scam landed him in jail, alienating him from his longtime girlfriend; upon release, he gets a job at a retirement hotel, where he befriends the elderly residents, helps them battle the hotel's evil head nurse and tries to win back his girl. Directed by Luke Wilson and Andrew Wilson. (ThinkFilm).

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